Questions tagged [chinese-cuisine]
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What is the real difference in lo mein, chow mein, mei fun, and chop suey?
Prompted by the question How to cook Lo Mein? and some of the answers regarding types of noodles, I started wondering what the real differences are in the 4 named dishes.
I know what the differences are in American Chinese restaurants and I…
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Is asking for a "Chinese menu" in a Chinese restaurant a common way to get more authentic dishes?
At a Chinese restaurant I went to in Sydney, Australia, I asked for a Chinese menu in addition to the default menu supplied. The "Chinese menu" had dishes' names written in both English and in Chinese, and I found that the dishes listed there were…
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What is the difference between light and dark soy sauce?
I heard on a TV show dark is just for colour and light is just for flavour?
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Why does day old rice make for a better tasting fried rice?
I'm trying to understand what is it about day old rice that makes it better for fried rice, and how exactly to store day old rice for fried rice.
Specifically, what exactly am I aiming for when storing cooked rice for a day to make it optimal for…
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Preserving colour of vegetables in Chinese hakka noodles
I typically need to cook dinner a couple of hours before dinner time. When I make Chinese hakka noodles, the vegetables (beans, carrot, capsicum etc.) lose their bright colours by the time noodles go on the plates. All the vegetables look very dull.…
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Is Black/Cloud Ear Fungus toxic? Ought I shun it?
My friend from Hong Kong read this article that reported two deaths from Auricularia polytricha poisoning. I can't read Chinese, and thus I'm assuming his interpretation is correct. She then warned me not to touch, let alone eat, Auricularia…
user91594
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What is the difference between Shao Xing and Shao Hisng Chinese cooking wines?
Some people say that Shao Xing and Shao Hisng are different names for the same thing yet others say Xing has added salt.
Could someone please shed some light?
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Why are my stir fried pea sprouts too stiff, and turn into lumps?
I'm trying to make stir-fried pea sprouts as seen this photo), but without the mushrooms.
I used this kind of pea sprouts:
First I wash and soak them in salt water for 15 mins. I know that I mustn't overcook these pea shoots. 2nd I turn my…
user91594
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What happens if I use fresh mushrooms to make vegetarian Chinese mushroom soup (冬菇湯)?
What changes if I use fresh mushrooms, rather than dried, to make Chinese mushroom soup (冬菇湯)? I'll be shunning meat. Note that unlike Western mushroom soups, mushrooms aren't blended in Chinese soups.
Top. Middle. Bottom.
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What species is Chinese dried mushrooms (冬菇)?
I don't speak any Chinese, but I asked some Hong Kong vendors and they wrote down "冬菇" for me. Some websites call these Shiitake Mushrooms, but is this correct? I know they're dried, but they still don't look like Shiitake to me.
Are these really…
user91594
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Can induction electric cook-top simulate wok hay?
Last updated Mar 25 2019, this Serious Eats article proffers the WokMon to approximate wok hei.
This is a type of wok ring or burner, right?
I know electric cooktops are measured in kW, not BTU. Can you TRY to achieve wok hei on them?
If my…
user91594
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Why do HK chefs let water faucets run unceasingly, when the basin overflows?
Doesn't this waste water? I screen-shot 7:45 of Executive Chef Sze Man Sui at Yè Shanghai on Kowloon Hong Kong.
and 0:42 of Paul Lau at Tin Lung Heen, Ritz-Carlton HK.
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The Orange in Crispy Orange Beef
Every time I try to make crispy orange beef, I try to integrate orange(juice, concentrate, zest) so that orange flavor stands out, but it never does.
Does the orange in crispy orange beef refer to it as a garnish only?
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Cold Chinese BBQ Pork?
One of my favorite dishes in Seattle area Chinese restaurants is a dish they call BBQ Pork on their appetizer menu. In all the places in San Francisco I have been this same item is on the menu but it's served warm with just more BBQ sauce instead of…
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How do I make noodles greasy?
The Internets are great for healthy and fresh and refined. Today I need help being none of those things. I am trying to satisfy my partner's craving for cheap, greasy chicken lo mein. I know how to make chicken lo mein. The Internet is full of…
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